Our world is divided, says Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, but there is one thing we all agree on: we hate mosquitoes. Not only do these insects give us itchy bites, they also excel in transmitting life-threatening pathogens. In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Vazquez-Prokopec explains how his team went back to basics, showing how understanding some very simple mosquito behavior can help us better control disease. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Season 3 - Episode 1 - Dave Civitello
In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Dave Civitello discusses snails and schistosomes. Expecting that schistosomes from humans and cattle could hybridize and create super-parasites, Civitello found a much bigger problem. As he explains, cattle deposit huge amounts of feces into water bodies, where they fertilize algae, thereby providing food for snails and causing more transmission of parasites. While building fences around ponds may seem like an easy solution, ecology is telling a different story.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Season 2 - Episode 9 - Jaap de Roode
In this episode Lance Waller talks to Jaap de Roode about his new book Doctors by Nature, discussing the many ways in which animals use medicine and what we can learn from them.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Season 2 - Episode 8 - Maya Nadimpalli
What do pigs and chickens have to do with antibiotic resistance? In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Maya Nadimpalli explains how the overuse of antibiotics in the livestock and poultry industry selects for drug-resistant bacteria that can end up causing untreatable infections in humans in low-income settings. Reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics is key, but as Nadimpalli explains, improving water and sanitation infrastructure can also go a long way.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Season 2 - Episode 7 - Amber Coats
From two stripes to one: many of us have felt the relief when our at-home COVID-19 test finally turned negative. While COVID-19 infections generally last days to weeks, some people can be infected for years. In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Amber Coats explains how those long-lasting infections contribute to the evolution of new variants of concern, thereby causing new epidemic waves that require updated vaccines.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
The Virulent Vortex is a podcast hosted by Emory University Biology Professor, Jaap de Roode, in which he discusses infectious disease research with researchers from Emory University: from molecules and pathogens to populations and pandemics, and everything in between.
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